Okayama vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Okayama	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$871	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2340	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$309	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$1316
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	70	85
😀 Quality of life	76	71
🏙️ Population	720K	5.65M

The cost of living in Okayama is 24% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 6433rd and 4898th ($871 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 5th in Japan and Russia, respectively. Check Japan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 1367th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Saint Petersburg

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	Okayama	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6145	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3259	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.3	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.1	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.5	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$573	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14339	$13865

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$921
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$898
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$925
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$934
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$910
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$901
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$988
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$874
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$873
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1088
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1141
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1030
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$969
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$957
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$932
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$985
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$920
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$946
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$860
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$911
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$922
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$979
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$934
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$862
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$924
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$946
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1256
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1027
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1202
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$884
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$976
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1385
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1486
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1471

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597